personification

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pə^rˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɚˌsɑnəfɪˈkeɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pər son′ə fi kā′shən)

per•son•i•fi•ca•tion n.

the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure.
the representation of a thing or abstraction in the form of a person, as in art.
the person or thing embodying a quality or the like;
an embodiment or incarnation:He is the personification of tact.
an imaginary person or creature conceived or figured to represent a thing or abstraction.
the act of personifying.
Literaturea character portrayal or representation in a dramatic or literary work.

per•son′i•fi•ca′tor, n.

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personification /pɜːˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n

the attribution of human characteristics to things, abstract ideas, etc, as for literary or artistic effect
the representation of an abstract quality or idea in the form of a person, creature, etc, as in art and literature
a person or thing that personifies
a person or thing regarded as an embodiment of a quality: he is the personification of optimism

per•son•i•fy v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing.

Rhetoricto show that (a thing) has a human nature; to represent (a thing) as a person, as in art:The Greek goddess Demeter personifies the richness of mother earth.
to be a typical example of;
typify:That money-grabbing tycoon personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives.

per•son•i•fi•ca•tion n. [uncountable]He was the personification of evil and greed.

per•son•i•fy v.t., -fied, -fy•ing.

to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
to represent (a thing or abstraction) in the form of a person, as in art.
to embody (a quality, idea, etc.) in a real person or a concrete thing.
to be an embodiment or incarnation of;
typify:He personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives.
to personate.

per•son′i•fi′a•ble, adj.
per•son′i•fi′ant, adj.
per•son′i•fi′er, n.

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